Specifications

Specifications include,
but are not limited to:Workers that are involved
in litter/debris removal operations shall comply
with the following: oWear NCDOT approved safety
vests for day time operations Litter/debris
removal operations shall be confined within a
maximum five (5) mile stretch of roadway in a
work period Conduct litter/debris removal
operations behind lane closures at any location
where workers and/or equipment are encroaching
into the travel lanes. Lane closures shall be
installed according to Roadway Standard Drawings
1101.02. Encroaching into travel lanes includes
exiting and entering vehicles that are parked on
shoulders. Use the following drawings to
retrieve bagged litter/debris and any other
materials after being collected by the workers.
For operations where workers and equipment are
confined to the shoulders, comply with the
following: On Multilane Divided Facilities oA
Truck Mounted Attenuator (TMA) shall be used to
protect each group of workers removing
litter/debris if the shoulder is wide enough to
fit a TMA. oIf a TMA is not used, a shoulder
closure shall be installed. oA shoulder closure
shall be installed in locations where the
shoulder is too narrow to accommodate a TMA
without encroaching into the traffic lane. o A
shoulder closure or a TMA shall be used on the
median side of the opposite direction if the
following condition exists